House construction



, July 20, 1948.

H. SCHARNHORST HOUSE CONSTRUCTION 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 28, 1944 Il lll lll tll IIIIJIIIJ.

Patented July 20, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,445,368 1 3 7 HOUSECONSTRUCTION Henry Scharnhorst, Edinburgflex, Application August 28,1944, Serial No. 551,520

2 Claims.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in buildingconstructions and more particularly to a house constructed for thepurpose of providing the fullest ventilation.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a house orcabin which while provided with a screened roof and side walls is alsoprovided with weather impervious coverings which may be quickly disposedin place upon the occurrence of bad weather.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a ventilatedhouse, ventilated to the extent of having all sides and the roof openand wherein weather impervious coverings are provided which may bequickly disposed into closed position by electric motive means.

Still another important object of the invention is to provide a house orcabin provided with screened side walls and roof and coverings therefor,and means whereby the coverings may be operated to screen-coveredposition operated by electric motive means and wherein said motive meansmay be controlled by a switch located besides the occupants bed so thathe need not get out of bed to operate the closures in the event a stormcomes up at night.

Various other important objects and advantages of the invention shallbecome apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a front elevational view of the house with portionsbroken away.

Figure 2 is a top plan view with a portion of the roof covering removed.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary outside elevational view.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that the cabin may be built on a platform 5 and thisincludes a floor 6 (see Figures 1 and 3). Rising from the platform arecorner posts 8 and studdings 9. Rafters ID are provided for the roof inconjunction with the ridge member ll. Interposed between the ridgemember II and the rafters ID are sectional screens l2 which, of course,may be removed when the need occurs.

Between the studdings 9 are horizontal dividers l3 which serve to dividethe side walls of the house into an upper and a lower row of openingsfilled by upper and lower screens It. Over the upper and lower screensl4 are weather impervious closures l5, l6, respectively. It ispreferable that a weather impervious door I1 be provided, but, ofcourse, this door may also be screened and provided with some readilyplaceable weatherproofing shield.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, inside of the house or cabin and at theupper portions of diagonally opposite corners are electric motors l8,IS, the motor 18 by gears 20 driving rolls 2|, 2! on one shaft andanother roll 22 on another shaft. Ropes 23 are wound on these rolls aswell as on rolls 24, 24, 25 driven by the motor l9 through gears 26. Theropes 23 extend over suitable guide means to the free edges of theclosures I5, (see Figure 1). From the anchoring point for the rope 23 atthe lower end of each closure l5 extends a chain 25' to the free loweredge of the underlying closure l6.

Under the eaves of the roof construction are rolls 26, 21 and theserolls are on shafts 28, 29, each of which at one end is geared to ashaft 30 and the shafts 30 in turn are geared, as at 3|, to be driven byan electric motor 32.

On the roll 26 an elongated canvas sheet 33 is normally wound and fromthe outer end of i this sheet, ropes 34 extend to wind on the roll 21and pull the sheet 33 across the roof from said roll 26. The motor 32 isof the reversible type. Hence, the roll 26' can be operated so as torewind the sheet thereon and uncover the roof.

In the use of this house or cabin, it can be seen that in going to bedat night, the occupant may roll off the canvas covering 33, allowing airto pass through the screens l2. The closures [5 are, of course, elevatedby operating the motors l8, [9, to the dotted line position shown inFigure 1. The ropes 23 pull up the closures I5 while the chains 25'extending from the free edge of the closure Hi to the free edges of theclosures [5 will pull up on the lower closure.

If during the night, or in fact, any other time, a storm arises, theoccupant need only manipulate switches in order to energize the motorsl8, l9 and 32, with the result that in a moment's time the roof iscovered over by the water proof canvas sheet 33 and the closures l5 andiii are disposed in place over the screens [4. This quickness inclosing'the house is particularly desirable at night when the occupantis in bed. As a matter-offact, it is not necessary for the occupant toget out of bed if he has the control switch or switches adjacent hisbed.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what I claim is:

1. In a building construction, a roof, said roof being open and providedwith screens covering the opening, rolls on opposite sides of thebuilding, a canvas roof covering wound on one of the rolls and providedwith elongated flexible members extending therefrom and wound on theother roll, whereby the winding of the canvas on one roll uncovers the.roof opening and winding oi said flexible member-sonthe other 120111covers: 10 Number;

said opening.

2. In a building construction, a. roof, said root; being open andprovided with screens covering the opening, rolls on opposite sidesoftheg-huiid: ing, a. canvas roof covering wound on one of the rolls andprovided with elongated flexibie mem bers extending therefrom anchwcundcmthczobhcn roll, and electric motive means for driving, the' 4 saidrolls in either direction, whereby to cover and uncover the roof openingwith said canvas.

HENRY SCHARNHORST.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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